MY JOURNEY BEGAN 20 YRS AGO.

 

BEING A COMPETITIVE ATHLETE, I REALIZED IN HIGH SCHOOL THE IMPORTANCE OF OFF-SEASON TRAINING.  I STARTED TO SERIOUSLY LIFT WEIGHTS IN GRADE 9 AND CONTINUED THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL ADDING FIELD WORK AND TRACK SPEED TRAINING.

 

AS MY PERFORMANCE IMPROVED AND MY COACHES AND TEAMMATES NOTICED THAT I WAS NOW "MAKING A DIFFERENCE" IN GAMES, MY CONFIDENCE GREW!

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I WAS A "HARD-GAINER" AT 142LBS COMING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.  THIS ONLY PUSHED ME FURTHER INTO RESEARCHING THE BEST WAYS TO PUT ON MASS, STRENGTH AND POWER WHILE MAINTAINING MY SPEED.  I SOUGHT OUT WHATEVER SEMINAR AND CONFERENCE I COULD FIND TO INCREASE MY KNOWLEDGE.  LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO LEARN FROM COACHES THAT WORKED WITH OLYMPIC LEVEL AND PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES WHICH WAS EXTREMELY EXCITING AND MOTIVATING.

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I PLAYED UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL FOR THE SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY CLANSMEN AND RECIEVED AN ALL CONFERENCE  AWARD FOR THREE OF THOSE FOUR YEARS.  BEING AROUND GREAT ATHLETES WHO WERE COMPETITIVE AND HIGHLY MOTIVATED ALLOWED ME TO UNDERSTAND THE LEVEL OF COMMITMENT YOU NEED TO PURSUE YOUR GOALS.

 

GRADUATING WITH A DEGREE IN KINESIOLOGY AND WORKING IN A REHABILITATIVE ENVIRONMENT GAVE ME THE UNDERSTANDING OF PROGRESSING INJURIES FROM ACUTE AND CHRONIC STAGES BACK TO "NORMAL" MOVEMENT. THE EXPERIENCE OF LEARNING FROM KNOWLEDGABLE PHYSIOTHERAPISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND ATHLETIC TRAINERS GAVE ME A BROADER VIEW OF TRAINING THE BODY AND THE MANY DIFFERENT APPROACHES.

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I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO OPEN MY FIRST GYM, "PEAK PERFORMANCE ATHLETICS". A HUGE LEARNING EXPERIENCE.  I BECAME A CERTIFIED STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SPECIALIST (NSCA).  I WORKED WITH UNIVERSITY MENS AND WOMENS BASKETBALL AND SOCCER TEAMS, FOOTBALL, GOLF, DRAGON BOAT, WRESTLING, KHABBADI, VOLLEYBALL, HOCKEY, TRI-ATHLETES AND COMPETITIVE BODY BUILDERS, ETC.  A GREAT ATMOSPHERE FOR TRAINING.  I WAS ALSO ABLE TO BUILD ON MY EXPERIENCE TRAINING PEOPLE THAT HAD TONING AND WEIGHT LOSS GOALS.  

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I THEN WENT BACK TO SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY AND COMPLETED MY BACHELORS DEGREE IN EDUCATION.  I WAS HIRED IN ABBOTSFORD AS A TEACHER.  I TAUGHT SCIENCE, MATH AND STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING.  SPORTS PERFORMANCE WAS A SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED COURSE I WAS ABLE TO DESIGN TO HELP HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES PREPARE TO BECOME UNIVERSITY ATHLETES.  THEY LEARNED AND EXPERIENCED THE LIFTS AND TECHNIQUES NEEDED FOR THEIR UNIVERSITY SPORTS.  

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PEAK ATHLETICS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 15 YEARS AND I AM CONTINUALLY EDUCATING MYSELF AND BUILDING ON MY EXPERIENCE AS I STRIVE TO HELP PEOPLE REACH THEIR GOALS!